Letter: Our future is our children (12/27/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I almost missed it. My son showed it to me during our family Christmas Eve gathering. A letter to this newspaper written by individual fourth graders, sharing their… …
Letter: Hail to the Polecats? (12/27/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The Washington Commanders are not very good. They need a new coach, some new players and, most of all, they need a new name. The “Commanders” neither inspires… …
Letter: Thank you for your service (12/27/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Thank you very much to Randy Burak (Abingdon District) and Robin Rice (At-Large), retiring members of the Gloucester County School Board, for your commitment to the children and… …
Let it snow! (12/20/2023) - Well, the results are in and a whopping 73.3 percent of our Facebook friends are ready for the winter weather. Twenty percent of our poll takers absolutely do not want… …Editorial: Teamwork (12/13/2023) - When things go wrong, news travels fast and everyone seems to have an opinion, and everyone seems to be not exactly shy in sharing it. When things go right? We… …
Letter: Thank you, Gloucester (12/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: As the Abingdon District representative on the school board for the past 20 years over the past 24, I have been humbled, honored and thankful for the privilege… …
Letter: Freedom of speech (12/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Only despotic governments restrain freedom of speech. On Dec. 5, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors temporarily allowed unrestrained freedom of speech for public comments. For this moment,… …
Letter: A memorable parade (12/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Thank you, Mathews, for such a memorable Christmas parade! Special thanks to oh so many people, beginning with Shawn Cosby—thank you for loving your hometown as much as… …
Letter: Standing with Israel (12/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: The Mathews County Republican Committee recently adopted the following resolution: Whereas the Mathews County Republican Committee supports the right of the State of Israel to exist as a… …
Letter: Sad and senseless (12/13/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: To the hunter that shot a lone Canada goose in my open field, which is posted, on Dec. 2: Stay off of my land and do not endanger… …
How do you spend the holidays? (12/13/2023) - This question was posed on our Facebook page last week. The most popular answer by far was spending time with loved ones, which received 23.5 percent of the vote. Exchanging… …Editorial: Remembrance Day (12/6/2023) - Flags at half-mast today will be just about the only indicator of the shocking attack at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 that catapulted the United States into World War… …
Letter: Happier times (12/6/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: Wasn’t too long ago if you really think about it, to some extent all you had to worry about was what you were gonna have for dinner. Now… …
Letter: Joyful season (12/6/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: As Christmas approaches we begin to deck the halls and get ready to gather around our loved ones. Let us not forget the true reason why we celebrate… …
Holiday movie favorites (12/6/2023) - This week, we asked our Facebook followers to tell us their favorite holiday movie. “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” and “Miracle on 34th Street” tied for the top pick with both… …Editorial: An opportunity? (11/29/2023) - 2032. That’s the year when the tolls are supposed to be removed from the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge—tolls originally imposed to pay for the bridge’s expansion to four lanes… …
Letter: Keep Christ in Christmas (11/29/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: A few years ago, Newington Baptist Church had a few nativity sets extra after decorating the church. One of the ladies suggested offering them to the people living… …
Letter: Perhaps we all should be afraid (11/29/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I am afraid. Not for me personally but for our republic. I have voted in presidential elections for more than 65 years and, for the first time, I… …
Letter: Remembering a true philanthropist (11/29/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: In this season of giving and being thankful, I wanted to take the opportunity to remember and express my gratitude for the life of William Simmons Sr. For… …
Letter: Protected speech? (11/29/2023) - Editor, Gazette-Journal: I disagree that Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s speech is protected by the 1st Amendment (or anyone else’s in this matter). Sura 5:33 says this about infidels: “They shall be… …
What is your favorite dish? (11/29/2023) - Last Thursday, we asked our Facebook followers what was their favorite Thanksgiving dish. The favorites by far were stuffing and green bean casserole (12.2 percent) with macaroni and cheese coming… …Letter: So much to be thankful for (11/21/2023) - Thanksgiving is one of the best times of the year to gather with our loved ones. As we’re getting ready once again to sit around the table for the turkey… …
Letter: Thankful for blood donors (11/21/2023) - In October 2017, I was bitten by a mosquito carrying the West Nile virus, and I got that virus. It attacked my energy and I continued to get weaker and… …
Letter: For guardian angels (11/21/2023) - I am thankful for God’s many blessings: His “blessing of protection” during my accident in June on Hickory Fork/Cappahosic. My truck was totaled; I walked away. Thank you to each… …
Letter: Grateful for an end to election season (11/21/2023) - I’m grateful our local elections are over. The Common Good won. Women ruled the day. Of course, I wished for more inclusion and respect for our black friends and neighbors,… …